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Financial Highlights (Net Asset Value Based Total Return For A Shareholder) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Financial Highlights [Abstract]
Total Return	8.77%efc_NetAssetBasedTotalReturnAfterIncentiveFee	[1]	14.19%efc_NetAssetBasedTotalReturnAfterIncentiveFee	[1]	22.16%efc_NetAssetBasedTotalReturnAfterIncentiveFee	[1]
[1] Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of distributions at shareholders' equity per share during the period.

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The net asset based total return for a shareholder after incentive fees.

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